Paralyzed After Fall, Roofer Secures $12 Million Settlement
November 3, 2008
By Shannon P. Duffy
The Legal Intelligencer
"...A roofer who was paralyzed from the neck down after a 40-foot fall will be paid $12 million to settle his suit against a general contractor that accused the firm of failing to provide any fall protection devices or a designated safety monitor. ... In the suit filed in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, Sheridan's lawyers ... V. Paul Bucci ... blamed the fall on the general contractor."
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